Welcome to the Daily Digest, where Brodkorb and the state face court-ordered talks, the Alliance for a Better Minnesota is dipping into the 8th CD race, and Obama accepted his party’s nomination.

Around Minnesota

Michael Brodkorb and the state face court-ordered settlement talks on Sept. 24. Some of the charges in the case have been dropped, too. (There was some confusion last week over whether the case would be narrowed.)

An unnamed Warroad, Minnesota, company made a cameo in Obama’s speech. Obama may have been referring to Marvin Windows and Doors; its owners are reliable GOP donors, according to state campaign finance records.

About the blogger

Catharine Richert covers politics for MPR News, and writes PoliGraph, a fact-checking feature that gets behind the spin in Minnesota politics. She has also contributed to MPR’s coverage of the federal health care overhaul. Catharine joined the MPR newsroom in 2011 after finishing a master’s degree at the U of M’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Previously, Catharine worked for PolitiFact.com and Congressional Quarterly. She lives in St. Paul with her husband and son.